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Darbee Video Enhancer Review

1 week ago

I recently had the opportunity to see the Darbee Darblet video processor. This is a next generation image enhancement product. From what I saw it can be used in multiple ways. It can be set very strong where it will increase the inter image contrast or be used to enhance sharpness to varying [...]

Plex Media Server Review

3 months ago

by W. Jeff Meier in Sources

If you are looking for a media server I would give strong consideration to using the Plex. I have encountered this software in several homes recently using this with Mac Mini’s. The application interface is very good and the features are very compelling here are a list of a few of the them. • [...]

Audyssey Sub Equalizer Review

3 months ago

by W. Jeff Meier in Audio, Audio Calibration

; Audyssey makes products to programatically equalize sound in home theater environments. I typically encounter these in receivers from various manufacturers. I recently had the opportunity to work with the stand alone version for subwoofers. This system had one attached to a single subwoofer [...]

Sony XBR-65HX929 Sony LED LCD Review

3 months ago

by W. Jeff Meier in Displays, Flat Panels

In the course of my work I have had the opportunity to work on several Sony HX929 LED LCD panels. This product can be an exceptionally color accurate product after calibration and has the most accurate image of any LCD panel that I have seen. The light output is also highly variable with the [...]

Sony VPL-VW95ES Projector Review

3 months ago

by W. Jeff Meier in Displays, Projectors

I recently had an opportunity recently to work on a Sony VPL-VW95ES. To summarize this machine presented a very high quality image after calibration. It provided a typical level of light output for this class of machine. The motion handling of this projector was one of its best characteristics. I [...]

How To Extend Projector Lamp Life

4 months ago

by W. Jeff Meier in Projectors

One of the big concerns with front projection is the number of hours the lamp will last in the projector and the resulting cost to operate the machine. The key thing to keep in mind is that lower temperatures will extend your lamp life. The first thing to do in these systems is design the system [...]

How To Select A Screen For Your Home Theater

4 months ago

by W. Jeff Meier in Projectors, Screens

When setting up a front projection system the screen is as much a part of the system as the room, acoustics, sound system and the projector. Deciding on a screen is an iterative process between screen properties, screen features, projector cost, projector light output, room furnishing, screen [...]

Great Audio/Video Products That Are Discontinued, But Should Be Considered For Purchase Today

5 months ago

by W. Jeff Meier in Audio, Displays, Sources

Here are some products that you might want to purchase used if you are looking at building a home theater at a reduced cost with equipment that has been discontinued, but it still great.Pioneer PRO-151FD (60″) and PRO-111FD (50″) plasma displays are the best flat panel displays I have ever seen. [...]

How To Align Your Front Projector

5 months ago

by W. Jeff Meier in Calibration, Video Calibration

One of the key properties of a quality front projector image is that the image is aligned with the screen while maintaining image sharpness. When doing this you must avoid using keystone correction. Keystone correction can be used to reduce the geometric distortion from the image being pinched on [...]

What Surround Sound Modes Should I Use On My Receiver?

5 months ago

by W. Jeff Meier in Audio

Receivers today offer a large number of selections for audio processing. A common question I get is what processing mode should be used. These modes are intended in general to extract information from the recording to then map it to channels that are not found in the recording, but are in [...]

Dirac Live Problems On Datasat Processor

6 months ago

by W. Jeff Meier in Audio Calibration

I recently had a chance to use the Dirac Live software with a Datasat preamp processor. I was not able to get this software to work properly whether a XP or Vista laptop was used. A USBPre and a Centrance Mic Port Pro was used with a Smart M30 microphone. The software user interface prevented the [...]